I got my Sandshrew fabric yesterday! The outter area of the sweatshirt is going to be made of this awesome outdoor canvas, while the belly is going to be a softer fabric. Oh man I can't wait to start construction!

I got my Sandshrew fabric yesterday! The outter area of the sweatshirt is going to be made of this awesome outdoor canvas, while the belly is going to be a softer fabric. Oh man I can't wait to start construction!

speaking of fabrics, the store here, had some pink and purple fleece type fabric, was really cute, I think it would have made good material for a few different types of pokemon. the one fabric kind reminded me of a Male Nidoran, like from the anime.

wow I love all these ideas! the sandshrew one is especially cute. ^__^

Ok, I'm in the planning stages of a Lucario gijinka cosplay and I was looking for some advice on the costume plans. =) The design isn't set in stone at all, so any recommended changes would be welcome. Here's the image I quickly made of (supposed to be lol) me in the costume:

I don't personally like the hoodie. It looks more like the type of people you see around with panda hoodies walking around cons.
It doesn't look like a Gijinka. Maybe if you used a blue wig to attach the ears to. Or a black with with blue ears it'd look better. The pants are alright, but the shoes are eh..

I'm cheap and can't sew, so I usually buy most of the clothing I use for cosplay at thrift stores (unless I get uber lucky and someone makes something FOR me). Lately I've been on the hunt for some neat Gijinka Squirtle Squad Leader stuff. Unfortunately, there is no reference picture for this--since I thought it up upon seeing a friend's Squirtle Squad sunglasses and have yet to see artwork.

+ As for the Flag, I recall there was an episode in which Satoshi/Ash's Squirtle and the Squirtle Squad were in a fire fighting competition and had a big flag of some sort. I may look up pictures of it or just make my own.

@ The Squirtle Squad appears to carry around a lot of explosives. They look like Bobombs from Mario, so I might buy a few plushies and throw 'em at people like BOOM! ^_^

% Zenigame is Squirtle's name in Japanese. I think it sounds cooler so I'm using that on the shirt.

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So there ya have it. My idea for the Squirtle Squad Leader, Gijinka-fied. Suggestions are welcomed and even encouraged!

On a side note, I thought it would be cooler if the leader was a girl. Something about that cracks me up. All these little Squirtle being bossed around by a girl Squirtle. XD That's why I made her kind of punkish and girly.

I was never interested in attempting to make a fur suit and I doubt I would be able to design a nice Pokémon Princess costume, let alone make one, so I find myself very much drawn towards the Gijinka designs because they are much more my speed. I'm not bent on cosplaying as one any time soon, but I have always wanted to try designing one, and I may or may not consider it after I get all of the human trainer costumes I want to do out of the way.

I just found THE MOST PERFECT fabric for a Munchlax Gijinka. It's dark green and kinda fuzzy like a blanket but not quite fleece. My friend suggested doing Munchlax instead of Squirtle, since Munchy's easier, so I'll have to check on the pictures to see how I'd make the outfit.

I was never interested in attempting to make a fur suit and I doubt I would be able to design a nice Pokémon Princess costume, let alone make one, so I find myself very much drawn towards the Gijinka designs because they are much more my speed. I'm not bent on cosplaying as one any time soon, but I have always wanted to try designing one, and I may or may not consider it after I get all of the human trainer costumes I want to do out of the way.